RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Fatah central committee member Azzam al-Ahmad warned on Wednesday that Israeli sanctions will lead to the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority.

Al-Ahmad told Ma'an that the PA will not announce its dismantling outright, but stressed that Israeli actions will "lead to its collapse."

Al-Ahmad's comments come amid a near breakdown in peace talks between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, after Israel refused to release a group of Palestinian prisoners as previously agreed upon if the Palestinians refused to extend talk beyond the deadline at the end of April.

After Palestinian leaders announced that they would accede to 15 international conventions, Israel announced that it would impose sanctions as it considers the move an attempt to seek international recognition and potential intervention by Palestinians.

"The United States and Israel are jointly responsible for the collapse of the PA and its consequences," al-Ahmad said.

1 ) Mel / USA

10/04/2014 00:40

USG & Israel are responsible for the PRESENCE & body of the PA.The PA is after all, a technocrat-proxy creation of Zionism &its USG patron! PA is having an identity crisis. Is it Zionist or Palestinian?What's easier to lose?The freedom of ALL Palestnians,or Abbas'little Bantustan feifdom in Ramallah,given BY Israel for a LARGER COST i.e. pre-67 Palestine.Israel will dump PA anyway,now or then,if it's not a 'good doggie'OCCUPATION COLLABORATOR.UNITE & RESIST!ICC/ICJ!

2 ) Failed / State

10/04/2014 02:52

It is not a just PA now, it is state of Palestine like Abbas and Fatah like to say and they do not forget to mention that UN, UNESCO and about 130 different countries recognize them as a state. So now palestinians should behave like a state - not running around and complaining, complaining, complaining, begging, begging and more begging. That's not how states behave - states supposed to. Be self- sufficient, live by their means, live on what they earn. Other words. Palestine failed as state.

3 ) J / usa

10/04/2014 07:19

Good bye PA. you should not even been created. it cost innocent israeli lives and tons of money spend on palestinians who do not know anything

4 ) Mel / USA

10/04/2014 16:14

#2:"behave like a state","not running around...begging...complaining...self-sufficient....live by means...earn?" PALESTINE IS OCCUPIED!NO FREEDOMS.Constantly under threat of torture,persecution,death!Woiuld you say that 6 million JEWS should've "behaved" better,not "complained",begged",behaved like 'a state' during the Holocaust? Should they've not "complained"as they were marched off to death,like Zionism forces PALESTINIANS? Cruel,cruel Zionism.STOP THE CHECKS Obama!

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